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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Purple and Red Dramatic Valentine's Day Eye Makeup Tutorial

Since I already did a more simple romantic VD look, I wanted to do something a lot more dramatic and dark.

This look was created using some eyeshadows and a blush from Aromaleigh.

 


 
 
 
 
 

Click below for the tutorial!
For a while now I've been using Coastal Scents Synthetic Brushes and I LOVE them! So I'll mention which brushes I used through out the tutorial. 
Any part where you see me using the same brush more than once, I always wipe any excess shadow off of the brush before applying a new shadow. I use cloth diapers as my brush cleaner/wiper, rather than being wasteful and using tissue paper.  I always completely clean my brushes between each makeup look that I do (using Cinema Secrets brush cleaner), to keep them clean and to avoid color transfer.

 Start by applying your favourite eye primer. I used Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Eye Primer. Then apply a very sticky base (Sobe's Stick It!, Fyrinnae's Pixie Epoxy or Darling Girls Cosmetics Glitter Glue all work great).

 Apply AL - downwardsprial to the crease, outer lower lash line and outer V, with CS's Classic Shadow Angle Synthetic Brush.

 Apply AL - helterskelter above and on top of the crease, with CS's Classic Shadow Angle Synthetic Brush.

 Apply AL - ladystardust to the lid, with CS's Classic Synthetic Blender Brush by patting and sweeping outward.

 Apply AL - downwardsprial to the outer 1/2 of lower lash line, with CS's Classic Shadow Angle Synthetic Brush.

Apply AL - ladystardust to the inner 1/2 of lower lash line, with CS's Classic Shadow Angle Synthetic Brush.

Apply AL - helterskelter to the outer 1/2 of lower lash line, with CS's Classic Shadow Angle Synthetic Brush.

Apply AL - whitewedding to the inner V with CS's Classic Detail Pointed Synthetic Brush by patting and sweeping outward.

Using CS's Classic Shadow Large Synthetic brush, apply a skin tone shadow or use a powder foundation to blend and soften any harsh edges.

 Apply a black liquid liner to the upper lash line, then wing outward.

 Apply Red Cherry lashes #43 and black mascara to the lower lashes to complete the look. 


For the rest of what is on my face:
 
Eyebrows: e.l.f. Baked Eyeshadow - Burnt Plum (applied with CS's Classic Liner Medium Synthetic Brush)

Lips: Morgana Cyrptoria - Firebrick

Face: 
Skin MD Shielding lotion 
Sobe Botanicals Mineral Powder Foundation - Light Warm (applied with CS's small classic synthetic buffer brush)
Sobe Tinted Illusionist Powder (applied with CS's small classic synthetic buffer brush) 
NYX blush - Taupe (applied just below the cheek bones to contour using CS's Classic Blush Small Angle Synthetic Brush)
AL - Corset (applied to cheek bones and blending back toward the hair line with CS's Classic Blush Large Angle Synthetic Brush)
Sobe Blush - Fortune (applied above cheek bones to hilight)
 
  If you have any questions, please let me know!

7 comments:

  1. Beautiful!! I love what you did with the red shadow!! I think that is one of my most intimidating colors, but you rocked it!
    Love it :-)

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  2. Stunning! Been meaning to try a red coloured eye for a while now, thanks to your step by step guide I think I'll give it a bash :D Again, just Wow.

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  3. You are a valentine animal! Its like you own it rather than participate, hot and quite pretty!

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  4. As a fellow fitness&make up freako, thanks for being an inspiration.
    I have a few questions - if possible and if not already asked - first of all, do you always use a sticky base on top of the eye primer? What happened if you didn't use it?
    Then, your winged eye liner is just unique, unlike the triangled shaped one that is kind of dominating the web, unfortunately your tutorial links seem to be broken, but I get the wing is achieved via a single stroke movement, isn't it?
    ThanXXX!

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  5. Great colours, that blush works awesome as an eyeshadow!

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